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SUMMER. 
CAMPS 

MUNICIPAL  and 
INDUSTRIAL 


Summer  Camps 

Municipal  and  Industrial 


Community  Service  (Incorporated) 
One  Madison  Avenue,   New  York  City 

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CHAPTER  ONE 

MUNICIPAL  CAMPS 

HOW  many  private  camps  have  sprung  up 
in  the  last  twenty  years  beside  lake,  sea- 
shore and  river,  it  is  difficult  to  estimate 
even  roughly.  Parents  who  can  afford  to  send 
their  children  away  to  camp  for  even  part  of  a 
summer  have  done  so  eagerly  because  of  what  it 
meant  the  summer  previous,  or  what  it  had  shown 
in  the  improved  lives  of  the  neighbors'  children. 
Cost  is  not  a  question  where  the  benefits  are  so 
great.  For  a  boy  or  girl  to  be  away  at  camp  from 
the  first  of  July  to  the  last  of  August  is  no  longer 
a  novelty  in  the  average  American  family. 

What  is  a  little  newer  is  the  idea  that  the  city 
is  offering  similar  recreatipn  to  its  children,  and 
that  industry  is  providing  means  for  its  children 
to  find  vacation  facilities  at  small  cost.  In  count- 
less municipalities  throughout  the  country  groups 
of  men  and  women  are  now  planning  the  summer 
outdoor  life  of  the  people  of  these  communities. 
In  many  cases  this  will  mean  actual  camp  life  at 
points  nearby  or  more  distant  from  the  city. 

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Particular  cities  and  industries  have  chosen 
various  ways  to  give  to  those  wishing  it  as  nearly 
ideal  a  camp  life  as  possible. 

A  Municipal  Mountain  Camp 

In  the  San  Bernardino  Mountains  of  California 
are  three  excellent  municipal  camps.  They  have 
attracted  wide  interest  both  because  of  their  un- 
usual beauty  of  location  and  because  of  the  fact 
that  they  are  self-supporting.  Camp  Seeley, 
Camp  Radford  and  the  camp  in  San  Dimas  Can- 
yon are  conducted  by  the  city  of  Los  Angeles  with 
the  accumulated  improvements  and  development 
of  five  years'  experience.  Camp  Seeley  is  nestled 
between  high  peaks  in  Seeley  Flats,  seventy-five 
miles  from  the  city  and  4500  feet  above  sea  level. 
The  auto  stage  which  runs  from  San  Bernardino 
to  the  camp  takes  one  through  beautiful  canyons, 
over  high  mountains  to  the  very  door  of  the  rustic 
"Lodge."  Grouped  around  the  Lodge  are  found 
about  sixty  well-ventilated  cabins,  furnishing 
housing  for  all  the  guests.  The  open-air  dining- 
room  is  shaded  by  oaks,  and  the  large  open-air 
swimming  pool  is  its  strong  competitor  in  popular- 
ity. It  is  difficult  to  describe  the  enthusiasm  of 

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the  city  dwellers  in  these  rustic  facilities  or  their 
appreciation  of  the  advantages  offered  by  a  spot  so 
far  removed  from  the  things  to  which  they  are  ac- 
customed. Hikes  among  the  woods  and  to  nearby 
streams  and  mountain  lakes  make  the  leisure  time 
both  novel  and  inspiring.  Rest  and  invigoration 
come  unconsciously.  Such  a  location  offers  two 
benefits  not  to  be  overlooked  in  placing  a  camp; 
namely,  a  genuine  change  from  city  life  and  a 
complete  change  of  climate. 

The  groups  of  campers  are  composed  of  citi- 
zens from  every  walk  of  life  and  as  the  camps 
are  self-supporting  there  is  no  thought  of  pat- 
ronage. Professional  cooks  are  employed  but  the 
campers  take  turns  in  helping  with  the  table  set- 
ting and  dish  washing,  preparing  of  vegetables 
and  gathering  of  fire  wood.  Simple  wholesome 
meals  are  served  cafeteria  fashion.  The  dishes 
are  of  white  enamel  and  the  tables  are  covered 
with  white  cloth.  The  cost  of  a  thirteen  day  out- 
ing at  Camp  Seeley  including  transportation, 
meals,  housing  and  all  other  expenses  is  eleven 
dollars.  Children  under  twelve  are  taken  at  a 
lower  rate.  The  city  has  found  it  possible  to  make 
this  cover  the  cost  of  salaries,  food,  freight, 
printed  matter  and  even  the  clerical  help  in  the 

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city  office  where  the  reservations  are  made  and 
the  fees  paid  in  advance.  Family  outings  are  now 
the  rule  rather  than  excursions  for  groups  of  boys 
and  girls.  This  program  has  been  found  most 
satisfactory  especially  from  the  standpoint  of  the 
younger  children.  In  both  camps,  however, 
special  provision  is  made  for  parties  of  boys  and 
girls,  as  well  as  for  week-end  holiday  parties.  The 
distance  from  the  city  makes  the  two-weeks'  stay 
more  profitable  than  a  shorter  visit.  During  the 
summer  of  1919  Camp  Seeley  proved  its  usual 
popularity,  2221  persons  having  attended  between 
June  10  and  September  25. 

The  spirit  of  the  camp  is  the  most  wonderful 
thing  about  it.  Inside  of  two  or  three  days  three 
hundred  and  fifty  people,  unacquainted  before  the 
journey,  have  become  an  amalgamated  group  with 
strong  community  feeling.  The  trips  into  the 
woods  together  and  the  campfire  entertainments 
at  which  talent  abounds  leave  no  chance  for  feel- 
ing of  estrangement.  The  splendid  spirit  is  due 
also  to  the  fact  that  the  campers  are  all  part 
owners  in  a  public  utility.  The  small  amount  of 
work  required  of  each  camper  adds  rather  than 
detracts  from  the  good  will.  Of  course  the  free- 
dom of  primitive  life  cannot  be  overlooked  as  a 

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contributing  factor,  and  the  leadership  is  always 
of  the  best.  The  spontaneous  response  to  the 
opportunities  offered  finds  outlet  in  many  a  song, 
poem  and  campfire  speech. 

Camp  Radford  also  has  its  full  quota  of  en- 
thusiasts, 1200  people  spending  their  vacation 
there  at  the  rate  of  $12.25  for  a  fortnight.  Rad- 
ford is  6000  feet  up  in  the  San  Bernardinos  in 
the  Santa  Ana  Canyon.  Since  it  is  farther  from 
the  city  and  near  the  Redlands  the  trip  in  this 
case  is  half  the  outing.  Practically  the  same  ad- 
vantages are  enjoyed  by  the  campers  as  at  Seeley. 
A  Pow-Wow  Center  with  fireplace  as  the  rally- 
ing point  for  the  impromptu  entertainments,  an 
athletic  field  for  baseball,  volley  ball,  croquet  and 
similar  games,  as  well  as  the  natural  advantages 
of  the  woods,  furnish  equipment  enough  for  the 
healthful,  happy  vacation.  The  San  Dimas  Can- 
yon camp  is  open  on  week-ends  for  special  groups 
from  department  stores,  factories,  schools  and 
churches. 

Municipal  Camps  Near  the  City 

The  gap  in  the  summer  lives  of  school  children 
sometimes  so  difficult  for  parents  to  plan  for  is 

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well  filled  by  the  program  of  such  a  camp  as  the 
one  maintained  by  the  Recreation  Commission  of 
Detroit.  Located  only  thirty  miles  from  the  heart 
of  the  city  on  Lake  Elizabeth  it  nevertheless  af- 
fords ideal  opportunities  for  swimming,  boating 
and  fishing.  Groups  of  boys  and  girls  go  to  the 
Lake  on  alternating  weeks  through  the  summer 
from  the  last  week  of  June  to  the  first  of  Sep- 
tember. From  the  time  that  a  boy  or  girl  enters 
the  camp  until  his  last  day,  each  moment  is  pro- 
vided for  by  a  definite  schedule  of  duties  and 
pleasures.  Reveille,  the  roll  call,  morning  colors, 
inspection  of  tents,  the  games,  hikes  and  the  swim, 
— all  in  the  morning ;  the  rest  hour,  free  play, 
swimming,  campfire  circles,  doctor's  inspection — 
in  the  afternoon  and  evening ;  these  give  a  variety 
and  freedom  as  well  as  the  necessary  discipline.  , 
Each  boy  and  girl  goes  through  a  simple  physical 
examination  at  the  start  and  finish  of  the  camp- 
ing to  determine  the  degree  of  cleanliness  and 
physical  conditions.  A  record  of  development  is 
kept  and  the  child  is  informed  of  the  percentage 
of  improvement  when  he  leaves  camp.  ( No  child 
who  is  sickly  or  who  needs  medical  care  is  allowed 
to  go  to  the  camp.)  Each  evening  before  "taps" 
is  sounded  everyone  visits  the  doctor  so  that  any 

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scratches,  bruises,  or  sunburn  can  be  fixed  up. 
In  this  way  as  well  as  in  the  recreational  freedom, 
— often  an  entirely  new  experience — every  child 
is  benefitted  physically.  In  the  meantime  the 
parents  are  assured  that  their  children  are  per- 
fectly safe,  safer  than  at  home  in  the  busy  streets 
with  the  attendant  dangers. 

Another  country  playground  maintained  for 
the  children  of  the  city  is  conducted  by  the  Recre- 
ation Commission  of  Bridgeport.  Twenty-five 
acres  at  "Fairfield"  are  open  to  Bridgeport  chil- 
dren from  July  15  to  September  15.  At  the  rate 
of  $3.50  per  week  the  children  may  stay  as  long 
as  their  parents  wish.  The  program  is  semi-mili- 
tary, so  that  there  are  rules  to  be  lived  up  to. 
However,  this  discipline  is  often  as  beneficial  to 
the  youngster  of  ten  or  twelve  as  the  fact  that  he 
or  she  is  leading  an  outdoor  life. 

The  families  of  New  York  City  may  procure 
any  of  296  sites  (30  by  60  feet)  with  a  tent  (15 
by  35  feet)  at  Pelham  Bay  Park,  about  six  miles 
from  the  subway,  at  the  rate  of  $20"  per  season. 
The  camp  is  laid  out  in  streets  and  is  appropriately 
called  "Tent  City."  There  is  a  splendid  view 
and  a  good  bathing  beach  near  at  hand.  The 
Park  and  Health  Departments  see  to  it  that  there 

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is  rigid  compliance  with  the  few  necessary  health 
and  order  rules,  and  good  behavior  means  the 
opportunity  for  a  renewal  of  the  lease. 

Through  the  generosity  of  the  National  Cash 
Register  Company,  the  city  of  Dayton  has  come 
into  possession  of  small  camp  sites  similar  to  the 
ones  at  Pelham  Bay.  There  are  fifteen  camp 
buildings  located  not  far  from  the  city  which  are 
rented  at  the  rate  of  $1.00  a  day.  Each  building 
consists  of  a  rustic  structure  at  a  point  of  vantage 
on  the  edge  of  the  woods  overlooking  the  camp 
grounds.  This  serves  as  a  shelter  from  the 
weather  and  as  a  place  to  keep  the  table  and  kit- 
chen outfit,  which,  with  wood  and  water,  are  pro- 
vided for  each  camp.  In  each  building  is  an  open 
fireplace.  There  is  seldom  a  day  through  the 
summer  when  "Hills  and  Dales"  is  not  full  to 
capacity.  Reservations  are  made  with  the  City 
Welfare  Department  of  Dayton. 

Salt  Lake  City  asks  the  guests  at  each  of  their 
boys'  and  girls'  camps  to  meet  their  own  food  and 
part  of  their  transportation  expenses,  furnishing 
the  supervisors  for  sport,  and  the  general  man- 
agement. The  City  of  Oakland,  California,  has 
recently  made  arrangements  with  the  National 
Forest  Service  for  a  camp  site  near  the  Yosemite 

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National  Park,  and  plans  to  open  the  camp  for 
city  residents  this  summer.  From  the  playgrounds 
of  Rochester,  New  York,  the  leaders  take  twenty- 
four  boys  at  a  time  for  overnight  hikes.  The 
campers  carry  their  own  food  with  them,  cooking 
it  over  a  campfire.  In  one  full  day's  camping 
program  the  boys  manage  to  include  the  follow- 
ing activities :  swimming,  scout  games,  contests  of 
various  sorts  and  informal  campfire  stunts.  The 
campers  clean  up  carefully  when  they  are  leaving. 
There  is  no  expense  to  the  city  for  these  outings. 

Camp  Inside  the  City  Limits 

Without  going  outside  the  boundaries  of  the 
city  St.  Louis  has  found  a  way  to  give  her  poorer 
citizens  a  "Vacation  Village."  The  village  is  con- 
ducted during  the  hottest  part  of  the  summer  in 
a  quiet  section  of  Forest  Park,  out  of  sight  of 
autoists  and  pedestrians.  Here,  needy  families 
recommended  by  various  social  organizations  find 
respite  from  the  heat  of  congested  city  quarters. 
The  village  was  carefully  planned  and  laid  out 
by  the  Division  of  Parks  and  Recreation  even  to 
the  installation  of  toilets,  showers,  kitchens,  and  a 
well-equipped  playground.  Matron,  cook,  cots, 

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and  cooking  utensils  are  furnished  by  the  local 
Red  Cross  chapter.  A  common  kitchen  is  con- 
ducted under  the  auspices  of  the  Community 
Kitchen  Club.  By  this  means  it  was  possible  in 
1918  to  furnish  meals  to  the  guests  at  an  average 
of  11%  cents  per  person. 

In  a  park  very  near  the  city,  Omaha  conducted 
an  outing  spot  for  the  organized  playground  boys 
over  twelve  years  of  age,  raising  the  money  to 
meet  the  expenses  by  subscriptions  from  business 
men.  This  fund  maintained  the  boys  at  a  cost 
of  $2.50  per  week.  A  recreation  tent,  similar  to 
an  army  "Y"  hut  was  erected  on  the  grounds,  and 
in  it  were  concentrated  the  indoor  amusements. 
The  outdoor  activities  consisting  of  drills,  com- 
petitive athletics  and  hikes  to  interesting  points 
kept  the  Recreation  Tent  unpopular  except  on 
rainy  days.  The  City  Health  Commissioner  and 
the  head  of  the  public  school  nursing  staff  gave  the 
boys  a  medical  examination  each  morning,  thus 
keeping  a  careful  record  of  the  noticable  improve- 
ment in  physical  condition. 

A  Camp  in  a  State  Reservation 

On  the  other  side  of  the  Hudson  from  New 
York  and  far  enough  up  the  river  to  be  away  from 

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* 

every  sound  and  sight  of  the  city  is  a  camp  for 
the  city  waifs.  It  is  located  in  the  center  of  the 
Interstate  Palisades  Park,  in  the  Harriman  sec- 
tion where  each  lake  shore  has  been  developed 
into  a  little  summer  community  for  the  under- 
privileged children,  and  where  their  older  brothers 
and  sisters  are  also  given  a  chance  to  live  out-of- 
doors.  The  children  are  housed  in  rustic*  pa- 
vilions which  are  built  out  into  the  lake  and  con- 
structed with  a  view  to  all  the  comforts  consistent 
with  real  camping. 

The  camps  are  under  the  supervision  of  people 
who  are  expert  in  the  art  of  making  children 
happy.  Experienced  leaders  take  groups  of  boys 
and  girls  over  the  fine  trails,  indicate  the  types  of 
trees,  identify  birds,  and  point  out  the  things  of 
Nature  never  before  seen  by  the  majority, — and 
never  to  be  forgotten.  The  program  followed 
also  encourages  habits  of  cleanliness  and  thought- 
fulness,  and  there  is  provision  for  rowing,  swim- 
ming, games,  story-telling,  moving  pictures  and 
music.  Many  prominent  song  leaders  have  con- 
ducted song  fests  with  the  children ;  the  band  of 
the  Hebrew  Orphan  Asylum  spent  the  entire  sum- 
mer in  camp  playing  in  the  settlements  on  the 
various  lakes ;  a  talented  Russian  violinist  devoted 

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her  entire  summer  playing  in  the  working  girls 
camps.  Other  entertainers  and  lecturers  have 
come  from  the  city  to  make  the  evening  around 
the  campfire  a  joy  to  be  remembered  forever. 

One  of  the  interesting  developments  in  the  co- 
ordination of  the  work  of  the  camps  in  the  Palis- 
ades Park  is  the  feeding  of  the  campers.  To 
assure  the  best  possible  diet  the  Interstate  Com- 
mission made  a  careful  study  of  the  food  needs 
of  children  living  an  outdoor  life,  and  prepared 
a  standard  dietary  providing  each  child  with  a 
minimum  of  2500  calories  of  food  per  day.  The 
large  food  manufacturing  facilities  at  Bear  Moun- 
tain Inn,  operated  by  the  Commission,  are  called 
into  cooperation.  The  expert  Inn  cooks  prepare 
all  the  food.  Automobiles  take  it  to  each  camp  in 
heat-retaining  vessels.  Three  years  of  this  service 
have  verified  its  practicability  and  value,  and  the 
coordination  has  made  it  possible  to  supply 
twenty-one  meals  per  week  at  $4.00  for  each 
child. 

Effects  of  Camping  on  the  City  Child 

"It  is  always  difficult  to  picture  adequately  what 
our  little  city  child  feels  when  he  is  whisked  as 

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though  he  were  on  the  proverbial  magic  carpet 
from  the  sordid  environment  of  the  city  streets  to 
the  exalting  contact  of  the  glorious  outdoors.  An 
educator  who  has  visited  one  of  the  camps  re- 
marked that  he  felt  that  more  education  could  be 
derived  from  an  evening  around  a  campfire  than 
from  a  week  in  a  conventional  school.  It  is  here 
that  life  companionships  are  formed,  and  the  im- 
pressionistic mind  of  the  child  receives  attitudes, 
ideas  and  impressions  which  will  always  stay  with 
him.  The  physical  invigoration,  the  spiritual  exal- 
tation, all  leave  on  the  child  who  has  never  before 
known  these  things  an  impression  which  stirs  the 
sluggish  ambitions  out  of  the  rut  of  their  uninspir- 
ing and  barren  city  wretchedness." 


CHAPTER  TWO 

INDUSTRIAL  CAMPS 

DESPITE  all  the  efforts  of  a  municipality 
in  behalf  of  the  summer  leisure  time  of 
its  citizens,  old  and  young,  it  is  obvious 
that  there  are  great  difficulties  in  providing  ac- 
commodations for  all  who  clamor  for  the  out- 
doors. It  must  therefore  be  the  responsibility  of 
smaller  groups  of  city  people  to  provide  other 
opportunities.  In  many  places  it  has  been  the 
part  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  and  the  Y.  W.  C.  A.  to 
establish  state  and  county  camps  for  groups  of 
young  men  and  young  women.  In  other  com- 
munities the  Women's  Club,  as  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  has  maintained  a  camp  for  busi- 
ness girls  and  girls  who  cannot  afford  to  pay 
their  own  vacation  expenses.  Boy  Scout  camps 
have  given  vacation  facilities  to  organized  groups 
of  boys. 

But  because  of  the  fact  that  its  resources  are 
large  and  its  workers  the  very  ones  who  need 
camp  life  most,  industry  seems  to  be  a  natural 
leader  in  this  direction.  Without  savoring  of  the 

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paternalistic,  there  are  many  stores  and  factories 
which  have  offered  to  their  employees  the  chance 
of  a  happy  vacation  life  in  the  open  at  the  smallest 
possible  cost  to  the  firm  and  the  employees.  Of 
these,  some  have  built  summer  club  houses  near 
the  store  or  factory  where  various  sports  may  be 
enjoyed  in  the  evenings  or  on  Saturday  after- 
noons. Others  have  maintained  a  summer  home 
for  the  employees  who  are  ill  or  who  have  been 
ill  during  the  winter.  Still  others,  however,  have 
gone  another  step  and  said  to  their  workers :  "Up 
there  is  a  camp.  It  belongs  to  you  at  small  cost 
if  you  care  to  use  it.  There  are  no  conditions 
except  that  you  be  an  employee  and  that  you  are 
willing  to  obey  a  few  simple  regulations." 

Camps  Maintained  by  Department  Stores 

The  type  of  industrial  camp  that  naturally 
comes  to  mind  first  is  the  one  maintained  by  de- 
partment stores.  A  summer  resort  where  the 
2500  employees  of  the  Grand  Leader  Dry  Goods 
Company  of  St.  Louis  can  meet  on  a  common 
ground  with  their  employers  has  been  established 
on  the  Merrimac  River.  It  is  a  farm  of  sixty- 
eight  acres  with  a  resident  farmer  and  is  open 

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not  only  in  the  summer  but  during  the  winter  on 
store  holidays.  The  two  bungalows,  one  for  the 
young  men  and  the  other  for  the  young  women, 
are  equipped  with  baths,  showers,  electric  lights 
and  fans.  The  rules  of  the  camp,  made  by  the 
employees  themselves,  are  lived  up  to  by  the  mem- 
bers of  the  firm  who  visit  the  camp.  Both  em- 
ployee and  employer  insist  that,  "on  the  farm 
there  is  no  distinction."  The  heads  of  the  firm 
of  the  Famous-Barr  Store  of  St.  Louis  have  built 
their  bungalows  on  the  same  grounds  of  the  camp 
where  their  employees  spend  their  vacation.  Since 
this  camp  is  never  open  to  the  general  public  under 
any  circumstances,  it  is  a  real  summer  store  home. 
A  military  encampment  under  strict  discipline, 
with  barracks,  a  headquarters  house  and  parade 
grounds  is  not  a  war  product  in  the  case  of  the 
John  Wanamaker  Commercial  Institute.  It  was 
started  in  the  summer  of  1900  for  the  junior  boys 
and  girls  of  both  the  Philadelphia  and  New  York 
stores,  who  are  required  to  attend  the  camp  for 
two  weeks,  the  boys  in  July  and  the  girls  in 
August.  Salary  is  paid  acording  to  a  schedule 
which  is  based  on  the  length  of  service  in  the 
store  and  attendance  at  camp.  Military  ratings 
are  given  and  promotions  to  varying  ranks  are 

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made  accordingly.  The  competition  for  promo- 
tion as  well  as  for  athletic  honors  is  strong.  The 
physical  training  features  are  under  the  direction 
of  competent  officers.  Uniforms  are  worn  only 
on  the  trips  to  and  from  camp ;  and  on  inspection, 
guard  duty  and  evening  parade. 

When  the  men  from  the  Rogers  Peet  Company 
are  at  "Old  Camp  Put"  they  know  the  freedom 
of  practically  everything  except  the  spending  of 
money.  A  custom  which  has  been  found  most 
satisfactory  is  to  issue  to  incoming  campers  a  com- 
plete set  of  cooking  utensils.  It  is  then  the  re- 
sponsibility of  the  campers  themselves  to  cook 
their  own  breakfasts,  the  raw  materials  being  se- 
cured from  the  camp  manager.  If  you  can't  cook 
yourself,  you  team  up  with  an  experienced  tent- 
mate.  At  noon  a  substantial  meal  is  served  in  the 
dining-hall  of  the  bungalow  at  a  cost  of  only 
thirty-five  cents.  Even  the  wildest  extravagance 
there  does  not  allow  any  individual  to  spend  more 
than  $5.00  per  week,  and  under  these  conditions 
the  camp  has  been  a  veritable  god-send  to  the  men 
and  their  families. 

The  summer  home  conducted  by  the  May  Com- 
pany of  Cleveland  has  unconsciously  developed 
a  good  comradeship  among  the  employees.  A 

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camp  which  is  looked  upon  by  the  employees  as 
a  place  of  fellowship  is  hound  to  he  a  success. 
This  one  is  a  recreation  center  in  all  that  the  name 
implies,  with  a  beach,  boating,  dancing  and  pro- 
visions for  indoor  pleasures  including  dramatics 
and  stunts  of  all  sorts.  The  informality  incident 
upon  the  latter  activities  makes  for  the  friendliest 
relationships  between  all  the  members  of  the  camp 
family. 

Other  Industrial  Camps 

On  French  Point,  about  halfway  up  Lake 
George  is  a  camp  where  the  girls  employed  in 
any  of  the  factories  of  nine  cities  may  spend  their 
vacation  at  a  cost  of  less  than  one  dollar  a  day. 
It  is  only  one  of  six  camps  and  vacation  clubs 
maintained  by  the  General  Electric  Company. 
The  entire  management  of  this  camp  is  in  the 
hands  of  one  woman.  The  girls  are  required  to 
bring  their  own  sheets  and  towels  and  to  keep 
their  tents  in  good  order.  Between  the  rows  of 
tents  there  are  athletic  fields  and  tennis  courts. 
No  attempt  to  organize  a  daily  program  has  been 
made,  as  the  informal  plan  has  proved  successful. 
Once  a  week  the  campers  go  off  together  on  an  all- 

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day  hike  and  shorter  tramps  are  taken  frequently. 

On  Association  Island,  Lake  Ontario,  are  three 
other  General  Electric  camps.  Camp  Claverack, 
covering  sixty-five  acres,  is  available  to  the  men 
of  the  Company  as  well  as  their  families  and 
friends.  Nela  Camp  in  Nela  Park,  Cleveland, 
affords  unusual  opportunities  for  the  summer 
conferences  held  by  the  representatives  of  the 
Company,  and  gives  to  those  attending  the  free- 
dom of  outdoor  life  not  ordinarily  available  so 
near  a  big  city.  Recreation  facilities  are  provided 
in  the  form  of  a  baseball  diamond,  rifle  range, 
tennis  courts  and  a  swimming  pool. 

Armour  and  Company,  Chicago,  have  for  a 
number  of  years  maintained  a  well-equipped  camp 
on  Round  Lake,  Illinois.  The  girls  from  the 
plant  may  go  to  "Oval  Lodge"  during  their  vaca- 
tions from  Monday  to  Saturday  leaving  the  week- 
ends free  for  the  office  girls.  The  plant  girls  are 
paid  half  salary  while  at  camp,  and  both  plant 
and  office  girls  are  furnished  free  transportation, 
board  and  room.  There  are  similar  camps  for 
the  women  employees  of  several  other  Armour 
plants. 

In  a  short  article  intended  to  be  mainly  sugges- 
tive, description  of  all  the  industrial  camps  in  the 

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country  would  be  as  impossible  as  a  discussion  of 
all  the  camps  maintained  by  municipalities.  It  is 
worth  noting,  however,  that  in  nearly  every  case 
where  an  industry  has  established  a  well-con- 
ducted camp,  it  has  continued  year  after  year  to  be 
patronized  by  the  employees.  Where  cities  have 
conducted  camps  they  have  been  full  to  capacity 
each  season.  This  seems  to  prove  a  real  need.  The 
increased  happiness  of  the  campers  in  both  cases 
proves  that  the  need  can  be  met  by  the  sort  of 
camping  opportunities  which  have  been  described 
above.  The  question  of  benefit  for  everyone  from 
living  in  the  open  is  hardly  a  debatable  one  since 
the  question  itself  no  longer  exists.  Camp  life 
has  become  established  as  one  of  the  biggest  fac- 
tors in  the  physical  improvement  of  a  person  and  a 
large  factor  in  character  building.  It  should 
therefore  rank  in  importance  somewhere  between 
the  open  bedroom  window  and  the  latch  string 
to  good  living.  For  years  Danish  and  German 
cities  have  sent  thousands  of  children  to  the  coun- 
try every  year  at  public  expense.  America  has 
done  some  splendid  things  along  this  line  but  not 
enough.  For  those  who  wish  to  enjoy  their  ad- 
vantages, municipal  and  industrial  camps  in  suffi- 
cient number  should  offer  themselves. 

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The  municipal  camp  stands  on  a  plane  with  the 
public  school;  the  industrial  camp  should  be  a 
cooperative  enterprise.  "In  the  gathering  around 
the  campfire  of  hundreds  of  people  from  all  walks 
of  life,  with  no  interest  in  common  except  that  of 
their  citizenship,  the  seed  of  a  community  spirit 
is  sown,  which  transplanted  from  the  ideal  con- 
ditions of  this  nursery  garden  into  the  everyday 
conditions  of  the  city  itself  has  hope  of  healthful 
growth."  And  a  city  councilman,  interested  in 
city  camps,  has  said :  "More  civic  pride  is  devel- 
oped around  the  campfire  in  five  minutes  than  in 
the  city  in  a  year."  Then  let  us  light  the  camp- 
fire! 


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CHAPTER  THREE 

CAMP  ADMINISTRATION 

PLANNING    THE    CAMP 

Site.    Should  be  chosen  on  the  advice  of  an  expert 
with  regard  to : 

1.  Sanitation  :  sloping  ground,  good  distance  from 
marshes  and  bogs ;  land  not  recently  disturbed 
and  without  "clay  soil 

2.  Water  Supply:  nearness  to  spring  as  the  ideal 
source  of   supply,  or  good   well,   if   spring  is 
unavailable.     (In  the  latter  case  the  well  must 
be  thoroughly  tested  by  an  expert.) 

3.  Convenience  for  transportation  and  the  secur- 
ing -of  food 

4.  Particular    appropriateness    for   the    kind    of 
camp  wanted 

Buildings.     Should  be  chosen  with  the  following 
considerations  in  mind : 

1.  Number  of  campers  to  be  accommodated 

2.  Seasons  of  the  year  to  be  used 

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3.  Temporary  or  permanent  camp 

4.  Available  funds 

NOTE  :  A  pavilion  type  of  dining-room  arid  a 
central  building  for  indoor  games  in  rainy  weather 
are  requisite  in  most  sections  of  the  country,  ex- 
cept in  a  case  where  the  center  is  large  enough  10 
be  used  as  dining-room  in  unfavorable  weather. 
Tents  or  rough  shacks  furnish  sleeping- quarters. 
The  best  type  of  tent  is  one  accommodating  four 
to  six  people  which  opens  at  both  ends  and  with 
sides  which  may  be  rolled  up.  It  should  in  every 
case  be  pitched  over  a  wooden  platform  floor 
several  inches  above  the  ground. 

General  Equipment 

1.  Equipment  for  field  sports  such  as  basketball, 
volley   ball,    baseball,    tennis,    etc. — obtainable 
from  city  playgrounds  if  not  in  use 

2.  Auto  or  horse  for  transportation  and  pleasure. 
(An  auto  truck  with  seats  along  the  sides  is 
ideal.) 

3.  Row  boats  and  dock,  and  diving  raft, — if  camp 
is  near  lake  or  river 

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S  U  M  M  E^     CAMPS 

Bud  yet.  A  sample  budget  is  practically  impossible 
as  costs  and  kinds  of  camps  are  so  varied.  For 
general  statements  of  expenses  sec  below. 

1.  Outlay 

Initial  cost  of  camp  and  equipment 
Running  expenses :  salaries,  food,  transporta- 
tion, rent  (if  any),  emergency  supplies  for  ac- 
cidents, etc. 

2.  Income 

Fee  of  campers 

Gifts  or  appropriation  from  city  or  individuals. 
(Often  persons  interested  in  municipal  recrea- 
tion will  provide  good  site  without  rent.) 

Personnel  of  Leaders.  Should  be  chosen  with 
regard  to  character  as  well  as  ability,  for  "good 
leaders  are  more  important  than  equipment." 

1.  Head  of  camp.     The  Director  should  have  the 
final  responsibility  and  authority  in  everything. 
On  him  a  large  part  of  the  success  of  the  camp 
and  its  spirit  depends.     He  should  supervise 
the   entire   season   including  the   opening  and 
closing. 

2.  Assistants.     There  should  be  a  sufficient  num- 
ber of  counsellors  to  allow  the  breaking  up  of 

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campers  into  small  groups  for  hiking,  nature 
study,  etc.  They  must  have  a  love  for  the 
outdoors  themselves,  and  a  genuine  liking  for 
people,  especially  children. 

3.  Physical  Director.     For  the  supervision  of  tl-e 
water  and  land  recreation.     He  or  she  should 
be  an  expert  with  a  fine  sense  of  responsibility. 

4.  Resident  nurse,  or  doctor  if  possible 

5.  Housekeeper.    To  manage  the  dining-room  and 
kitchen  and  plan  the  meals 

6.  " Handy  man" 

7.  Gardener  (if  necessary) 

Advertisement 

An  attractive  poster  with  pretty  pictures  or  an 
illustrated  folder  are  the  best  means  of  advertising 
a  new  camp.  You  cannot  very  well  talk  ade- 
quately about  a  camp  to  those  who  have  not  been 
to  one.  But  a  picture  will  tell  a  great  deal  about 
kinds  of  clothes,  etc.  Of  course  a  camp  which  has 
been  running  successfully  for  a  year  or  more 
needs  only  word-of-mouth  advertisement  by  for- 
mer campers. 

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The  printed  announcement  should  contain  a 
simple  explanation  of  admission  to  camp,  and  an 
outline  of  the  requirements  made  of  each  camper, 
e.g.  clothing,  registration  fee,  physical  examina- 
tion, etc. 

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CONDUCTING   THE   CAMP 

Receiving  the  Campers 

1.  In  welcoming  each  newcomer,  make  him  feel 
that  he  is  coming  to  his  summer  home  of  work 
and   play;   that   there   are   a   few    regulations 
which  are  to  be  kept  for  the  good  of  all.     A 
good  place  to  extend  this  welcome  and  explain 
all  regulations  is  around  the  first  campfire. 

2.  A  physical  examination  by  a  doctor  before  the 
registration  of  the  camper  is  accepted  is  neces- 
sary.     The   resident   nurse   or   doctor   should 
make  another  examination  on  arrival  at  camp. 

Feeding  the  Campers 

1.  Camp  Menu.  The  importance  of  a  balanced 
and  sufficient  diet  for  any  kind  of  camp  can- 
not be  over-estimated.  It  need  not  be  based 
on  an  elaborate  menu  but  it  should  be  well 

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proportioned  and  wholesome.  If  easily  ob- 
tainable milk  should  replace  meat  often  in  the 
menu.  Use  raw  vegetables  and  fruits  in  abun- 
dance. Cocoa  should  be  substituted  for  tea 
and  coffee,  since  outdoor  living  in  itself  gives 
sufficient  stimulant. 

(For  a  week's  camp  menu  see  Appendix) 

2.  Food  supply.  Too  much  emphasis  cannot  be 
placed  on  a  supply  of  good  milk.  But  do  not 
forget  that  the  country  is  not  always  the 
''garden  of  health"  it  has  been  reputed  to  be, 
and  that  farmers  who  are  careful  about  other 
things  may  be  careless  about  the  handling  of 
milk.  Investigate  not  only  the  source  but  the 
time  intervening  between  the  milking  and  the 
delivery  to  camp.  Good  packing  houses  offer 
standardized  forms  of  meat  supply  but  there 
is  no  reason  why  fowls  should  not  be  obtained 
fresh  from  local  sources.  Vegetables  from  the 
farms  are  fresher  and  apt  to  be  cheaper  than 
those  sent  from  the  city.  Certain  fruits  may  be 
imported  in  large  quantities,  saving  cost.  Be- 
ware of  the  contact  of  flies  with  any  and  all 
food! 

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Camp  Program 

A  daily  and  weekly  schedule  of  events  should 
be  prepared  in  advance,  no  matter  how  simple  it 
may  be.  It  will  of  course  have  to  be  subject  to 
impromptu  changes.  A  girls'  or  boys'  camp  needs 
a  rather  full  schedule  of  activities ;  adults  may  be 
left  more  to  their  own  initiative.  Where  parents 
accompany  children  it  is  well  not  to  depend  on  the 
responsibility  of  the  parents  for  the  sleeping,  eat- 
ing and  swimming  schedule  of  the  children,  but 
to  enforce  a  few  rules  for  all.  This  method  will 
soon  show  good  results  and  gain  the  cooperation 
of  the  parents.  It  is  important  to  remember  that 
as  many  leaders  are  usually  needed  when  parents 
and  children  go  to  camp  together  as  when  large 
groups  of  boys  and  girls  go  alone. 

The  following  suggestions  are  well  combined 
with  any  program.  (A  daily  schedule  is  given  in 
the  Appendix) 

1.  Swimming.  During  the  swimming  period  row 
boats  should  patrol  the  beach,  and  the  leaders 
should  be  in  the  water  with  the  campers.  Allow 
no  swimming  without  a  counsellor  or  without 
special  permission.  Strict  enforcement  of  this 
rule  will  avoid  chances  of  danger  and  gain  the 

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confidence  of  parents.  One  accident  will  dis- 
count the  camp  in  the  minds  of  the  public  and 
make  them  forget  the  other  benefits.  The 
swimming  period  should  be  confined  to  twenty 
or  thirty  minutes  in  moderate  water.  Some- 
times boys  can  stay  in  the  water  longer  as  in 
the  case  of  instruction  in  life  saving,  etc.  A 
good  rule  is  to  have  each  camper  take  a  two- 
minute  dip  in  the  morning  upon  rising  and  go 
in  only  once  during  the  day  after  that. 

2.  Quiet  Hour.     Observe  a  rest  hour  each  day. 
Keep  it  really  QUIET   for  sleep,  writing  or 
reading.    It  may  be  lengthened  for  individuals 
needing  relaxation  more  than  exercise. 

3.  Exercise.     Do  not  allow  those  physically  un- 
prepared to  overdo  the  athletic  part  of  the  pro- 
gram.    People  physically  tired  out  should  not 
go  on  long  tramps  or  play  strenuous  games 
until    they    have   gradually    worked    up    their 
vitality.      Progression    in    tramping    or    some 
other  activity  is  a  good  way  to  have  the  indi- 
vidual watch  his  own  gain.    Required  exercise 
may  be  confined  to  ten  minute  setting-up  drill 
upon  rising,  followed  by  the  early  "dip." 

4.  Regularity.     Insist  on  carrying  out  the  pro- 

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gram  with  regularity  so  that  the  real  benefits 
of  a  summer  camp  are  secured.  Prompt  re- 
sponse to  rising,  meal  calls,  and  the  end  of  the 
swimming  period,  will  help  the  schedule  to  run 
smoothly.  In  a  boys'  or  girls'  camp  visits  of 
parents  should  be  confined  to  one  special  day ; 
otherwise  the  camp  routine  will  be  interrupted. 

5.  Singing.    Have  plenty  of  singing;  let  the  camp- 
ers originate  many  and  varied  words  to  familiar 
tunes.     Have  one  good  "Camp  Song." 

6.  Gardening.    This  may  be  made  a  regular  part 
of  the  program.     In  this  way  the  camp  may 
produce   some  of   its   own    supplies,   and   the 
campers  receive  a  novel  experience. 

7.  Neatness.     Awards  have  practical  effects ;  give 
a  banner  daily  to  the  neatest  tent. 

8.  Comradeship  should  be  encouraged  among  the 
campers.      Toward    this    end    plan    that    each 
camper  participates  in  the  activities,  especially 
the  games. 

Corrective  Work 

It  is  encouraging  to  note  that  several  municipal 
camps  and  a  few  industrial  camps  attempt  definite 
corrective  work  and  its  tabulation.  A  careful  rec- 

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ord  of  the  physical  condition  of  the  camper  when 
he  reaches  camp,  compared  with  the  condition  in 
which  he  leaves,  may  prove  a  veritable  stimula- 
tion, encouraging  him  to  duplicate  as  nearly  as 
possible  on  his  return  to  the  city  the  things  that 
made  for  his  well-being  in  camp. 

Cost  of  Maintaining  of  a  Municipal  Camp 

The  cost  of  starting  and  conducting  a  muni- 
cipal camp  depends  on  several  things.  Since  the 
food  and  salary  items  are  usually  the  largest  in 
the  expense  column,  the  availability  of  supplies 
at  good  rates  and  availability  of  good  leaders'  for 
little  pay  are  to  be  considered  carefully.  Too  much 
economy  in  either  item  is  disastrous,  however. 
Distance  from  the  city  is  another  important  cost 
item  when  free  transportation  is  furnished  to  the 
campers.  Camps  may  be  classified  according  to 
cost  in  the  following  way : 

1.  Self-supporting  camps — where  the  charge  to 
campers  covers  all  expenses 

The  salary,  transportation  and  food  supply  ex- 
penses of  Camp  Seeley  (Los  Angeles)  totalled 
$15,570.00  for  2220  people  during  the  summer 

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of  1919.  In  this  case  there  was  no  rent  item,  since 
free  use  of  a  reservation  was  given,  and  no  equip- 
ment expense  since  the  building  and  equipment 
were  owned  by  the  city.  With  a  charge  of  $11.00 
for  two  weeks  for  adults  ($6.00  for  children)  the 
city  cleared  $1,000.00  for  the  season. 

2.  Camps  whose  total  cost  is  borne  by  the  city  or 
city    funds    supplemented    by   individual    sub- 
scription 

No  charge  was  made  to  the  children  and 
mothers  attending  the  camp  conducted  by  the  city 
of  Newark,  N.  J.,  the  cost  for  1550  persons  at- 
tending for  varying  lengths  of  time  totalled 
$9,976.00  for  the  season;  the  food,  salary  and 
transportation  again  figuring  as  the  largest  items 
of  expense.  In  this  case  the  food  was  45%  of 
the  total  cost.  The  city  of  Omaha,  Nebraska, 
bore  the  cost  of  outings  for  boys  in  a  city  park 
at  the  rate  of  $2.50  apiece  in  1918. 

3.  Camps  whose  facilities  are  rented  out  by  the 
city  to  families 

Where  the  camping  facilities  are  rented  out- 
right to  parties  of  families  and  no  food  or  activity 
responsibilities  are  assumed  by  those  in  charge, 
it  is  usually  easy  to  meet  expenses  after  the  equip- 

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ment  has  once  been  paid  for.  At  the  rate  of  $20 
to  $25  per  season  the  camps  at  Pelham  Bay,  New 
York,  are  rented  with  water,  gas  and  electricity 
supply.  The  shacks  rented  by  the  city  of  Dayton 
at  the  rate  of  $1.00  per  day  are  provided  with 
wood,  drinking  water,  towels,  cooking  equipment 
and  light. 


Answers  to  the  questionnaires  sent  out  recently 
by  the  Playground  and  Recreation  Association 
to  cities  conducting  municipal  camps  show  that 
the  charge  to  campers  per  week  ranges  from 
$3.50  to  $7.50.  The  percentage  of  food  cost  to 
the  total  cost  of  camp  expenses  ranges  from  40% 
to  60%  according  to  the  ability  to  get  the  food  at 
wholesale  prices,  to  transport  it  easily,  and  to  use 
it  wisely. 

According  to  a  recent  investigation  of  general 
costs  conducted  by  the  National  Association  of 
Boys'  and  Girls'  Camps  the  cost  of  operating  a 
camp  in  1920  would  show  an  increase  of  about 
13%  above  that  of  1919..  Under  expenses  the 
following  is  considered  as  a  good  guess  of  the 
probable  cost  of  supplies  in  1920  as  compared  to 
1919;  Flour  would  go  up  from  $12.50  to  $13.00 

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per  barrel ;  sugar  from  9  to  18  cents ;  no  increase 
in  canned  peas,  corn,  and  beans ;  canned  cherries 
and  tomatoes  would  go  way  up ;  wheat  cereals, 
butter,  milk  and  eggs  would  show  a  slight  rise; 
meat  and  chicken  might  go  down  a  little;  sta- 
tionery and  printing  would  go  up  20%  ;  there 
ought  to  be  no  increase  in  counsellors*  salaries. 


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Appendix 

A  Daily  Camp  Schedule 

6:30  Rising  call 

6 :45  Setting-up  exercises,  followed  by  morning 
dip 

7:30-  8:15  Breakfast 

8:15-  8:30  Morning  sing,  assignment  of  camp   duties 

(roll  call) 
9:15  Inspection 

9:30-11:20  Games,  boating,  swimming 

11:30-12:30  Free  period  for  sewing,  or  hand  work  les- 
sons   (or  more  exercise) 
12  :30-  1 :30  Dinner 
1 :30-  3  :00  Quiet  hour,  for  reading,  writing  and  rest 

3:00-  5:00  Boating,  hiking,  swimming  (for  groups  who 
did  not  swim  in  A.  M.) 

5:00-  6:00  Games;  walk  (for  those  who  did  not  go  on 
hike) 

6  :00-  6 :30  Supper 
6:30-  7:30  Games 

7 :30-  8 :30  Campfire    singing,    stunts,   sometimes    short 

talk 
9:00  Lights  out 

(If  desired,  the  schedule  may  start  half  an  hour  later  in 
the  morning,  e.  g.,  at  7  A.  M.) 


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SUMMER     CAMPS 

What  Each  Camper  Should  Take  to  Camp 
Necessities 

Usual  outdoor  clothing;  heavy  according  to  the  cli- 
mate 

Two  pair  of  full-size  woolen  blankets,  pillow,  towels, 
sheets  (unless  all  these  are  supplied  at  camp) 

Toilet  articles :  mirror,  soap,  tooth  brush,'  tooth  paste 

1  pair  of  substantial  shoes 

1  pair  of   rubbers    (important) 

1  raincoat  or  old  overcoat 

1  sweater  or  jacket 

(For  girls :  short  skirt  or  bloomers  and  middy 
blouses) 

Bathing  suit 

Desirable  additions  (which  do  not  take  up  much  room, 
and   which   will   add   to   the   enjoyment    of    the   camp) 

Tennis  shoes  and  racket,  baseball  gloves  and  bat 

Fishing  tackle 

Camera,  hammock,  musical  instrument 

Fancy  work  or  sewing 


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A  Camp  Menu 


(The  menus  marked  with  double  asterisk  (**)  are 
especially  adapted  for  children's  supper.  The  children's 
dinner  should  resemble  the  adults'  lunch  or  may  be 
modeled  after  the  adult  dinner  menu,  leaving  out  heavy 
meat  and  fried  food.) 


Stewed  Prunes 
Oatmeal 
Boiled  Eggs 
Bread — Butter 


Coffee  or  Postum    Fruit 


Monday 

Boiled  Ham 

Relish 

Mashed  Potatoes 

Spinach 


**Mush  and  Milk 
Bread— Butter 
Cocoa 
Cakes 


Shredded  Wheat 
Fried  Mush 
Fried  Bacon 
Coffee  or  Postum 


Tuesday 

Julienne  Soup 

Crackers 
Lamb  Chops 

Gravy 

Boiled  Potatoes 
Tapioca  Pudding 
Bread — Butter 

Tea 


Macaroni    and 

Cheese 

Fried  Potatoes 
Bread — Butter 
Cocoa 


Wednesday 

Stewed  Apricots      Lamb  Stew  Boiled  Potatoes 

Hominy  Grits          Buttered  Beets  Succotash 

Creamed  Potatoes  Bread  and  Apple  Apple  Sauce 

Coffee  or  Postum        Butter  Bread — Butter 

Iced  Tea  Cocoa 

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SUMMER     CAMPS 


Cream  of  Wheat 
Fried  Hominy 


Thursday 

Split  Peas  with 

Bacon 
Stewed  Tomatoes 


Friday 


Cream  Tomato 

Soup 
Potatoes  Escal- 

loped  with  cheese 
Bread — Peanut 

Butter 
Fruit  Jello 


Stewed  Prunes 

Salmon  Balls 

Spaghetti  with 

Oatmeal 

Relish 

Tomatoes 

Corn  Bread  and 

Cream  Corn 

Fried  Potatoes 

Syrup 

Bread—  Butter 

Stewed  Apples 

Coffee  or  Postum 

Lemonade 

Bread  —  Butter 

Mashed  Potatoes 

Cocoa 

Saturday 

Corn  Flakes 

Lentil  Soup 

**Boiled  Rice  and 

French  Toast 

Pork  and  Beans 

Milk 

Apple  Butter 

Bread—  Butter 

Bread  —  Peanut 

Cocoa 

Coffee 

Butter 

Fruit  Jello 

Tea 

Half  Orange 
Shredded  Wheat 
Griddle  Cakes 

Syrup 
Coffee  or  Postum 


Sunday 

Lettuce  Salad 
Roast  Lamb 
Creamed  Peas 
Mashed  Potatoes 

Gravy 
Ice  Cream 


Frankfurters 
Potato  Salad 
Rolls 
Cocoa 
Doughnuts 


NOTE:  Although  it  is  never  satisfactory  to  have  the 
boys  and  girls  give  up  much  time  to  the  preparation  of 
food,  a  frequent  campfire  supper  prepared  in  the  open 
is  a  splendid  experience. 

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APPENDIX 

Camp  Fire  Evenings 

The  first  night  around  the  camp-fire  may  include  the 
informal  introduction  of  the  campers  to  each  other. 
Various  suggestions  will  occur  to  the  leaders  according 
to  the  group  concerned.  Each  camper  might  introduce 
himself  by  an  original  stunt  which  takes  no  longer  than 
one  and  a  half  minutes  to  prepare  or  each  tent  group 
may  introduce  itself. 

The  Camp  Fire  Girls  suggest  the  following  types  of 
evening  entertainment,  which  may  be  made  instructive 
as  well  as  amusing: 

Star  Night — Finding  of  constellations,  guessing  names 
of  ones  most  commonly  known,  learning  of  new  ones 

Puzzle  Night — May  include  anything  from  trick  rope 
knots  to  conundrums 

Story  Night — One  good  story  told  by  an  expert  after 
several  campers  have  told  original  stories  or  experiences 

Circus  Night — If  more  feasible  this  may  be  put  on  in 
the  afternoon 

Game  Night — Any  game  which  may  be  played  circle 
fashion  indoors  is  applicable  here;  or  the  fire  may  be 
deserted  for  active  outdoor  group  games  if  the  twilight 
is  long 

Original  Song  Contest  Night — This  has  many  possi- 
bilities ;  well-known  tunes  will  be  most  popular  used 
with  parodies,  but  often  an  original  tune  will  be  dis- 
covered. Dividing  the  campers  into  tent  groups  or 
larger  groups  will  produce  most  sociability  and  fun 

Dramatic  Night — Act  out  a  local  legend  or  a  well- 
known  fairy  story 

The  Y.  M.  C.  A,  the  Y.  W.  C.  A.  and  the  Boy  Scouts 
also  have  suggestions  for  evening  entertainment  around 
the  camp-fire.  "Camp  and  Outing  Activities"  (Associa- 
tion Press,  New  York)  contains  some  excellent  sugges- 
tions for  games,  songs,  plays  and  nature  studies  which 
have  been  tested  in  boys'  camps,  but  which  are  easily 
adaptable  to  almost  any  kind  of  camp. 

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Community  Recreation 

WHAT  the  municipal  recreation  system  is ; 
-  what  its  functions  are;. how  it  is  admin- 
istered and  what  broad  community  recreation 
activities  may  be  carried  on  under  it,  are  discussed 
in  this  122-page  booklet  which  has  just  been  pub- 
lished by  the  Playground  and  Recreation  Associa- 
tion of  America. 

The  municipal  recreation  worker  will  find  in 
the  practical  information  Community  Recreation 
has  to  offer;  in  its  recreation  bibliography,  its 
sample  playground  programs  and  its  suggestions 
regarding  social  center  work  and  adult  recreation, 
an  invaluable  source  of  information  and  refer- 
ence. Teachers,  volunteer  workers — all  who  are 
interested  in  the  development  of  a  broad  com- 
munity recreation  program,  will  profit  by  the 
theoretical  and  practical  values  of  this  little  book. 

Single  copies  may  be  secured  at  the  Playground 
and  Recreation  Association  of  America,  1  Madi- 
son Avenue,  New  York,  for  30c  each.  No  charge 
is  made  for  mailing. 


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Comrades  in  Play 

RfecREATION  directors,  settlement  workers 
and  all  who  are  conducting  activities  for 
young  men  and  women  will  welcome  the  new 
booklet,  Comrades  in  Play,  which  is  now  ready 
for  distrubution. 

Comrades  in  Play  embodies  a  discussion  of  the 
activities  which  young  men  and  young  women 
may  enjoy  together  in  their  leisure  time.  Com- 
radeship in  social  and  recreational  activities,  in 
educational,  cultural  and  art  interests,  and  in  ser- 
vice to  their  communities — all  these  phases  are 
brought  out  in  this  helpful  little  book,  which  has 
been  compiled  from  actual  experiences  in  many 
localities.  Not  only  are  the  activities  suggested 
but  the  principles  are  discussed  on  which  group 
organization  for  leisure-time  activities  may  be 
built. 

A  bibliography  on  social  and  recreational  ac- 
tivities for  indoor  and  outdoor  use,  suggestions 
for  church  entertainments  and  a  list  of  plays  and 
pageants,  with  brief  descriptions,  help  to  make 
the  book  extremely  practical  and  suggestive. 

Single  copies  may  be  secured  for  30c  from  the 
office  of  the  Playground  and  Recreation  Associa- 
tion of  America,  1  Madison  Avenue,  New  York 
City. 


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